Bangladesh vs South Korea: How have things changed?, per square kilometre

Bangladesh
37.82 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
37.98 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
13th
South Korea rank
12th

How have things changed?, per square kilometre over time

  • Bangladesh
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 37.98 metric tons per square kilometre against 37.82 metric tons per square kilometre in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.16 metric tons per square kilometre.

Across all 59 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 12th of 215 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 4.77 metric tons per square kilometre 7.93 metric tons per square kilometre 3.16 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 5.46 metric tons per square kilometre 19.43 metric tons per square kilometre 13.97 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 5.76 metric tons per square kilometre 31.3 metric tons per square kilometre 25.54 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 8.69 metric tons per square kilometre 33.27 metric tons per square kilometre 24.59 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 16.8 metric tons per square kilometre 29.28 metric tons per square kilometre 12.48 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 28.23 metric tons per square kilometre 34.69 metric tons per square kilometre 6.46 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 36.11 metric tons per square kilometre 37.95 metric tons per square kilometre 1.84 metric tons per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher how have things changed?, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or South Korea?
South Korea, at 37.98 metric tons per square kilometre against 37.82 metric tons per square kilometre in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in how have things changed?, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and South Korea?
0.16 metric tons per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and South Korea rank globally for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
Bangladesh ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 12th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
How have things changed?, per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 11,549 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed

How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.